Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Before 6 February 2021 A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes.
Before 6 February 2021 A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes.
• Whānau trust This is a whānau-oriented trust. It allows the whānau to bring together their Māori land interests for the benefit of the whānau and their descendants
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Finances 4.5 The trustees will receive and apply monies due and ensure that accounts are properly kept so that there is at all times a good record of the finances of the marae. 4.6 The accounts need not be audited annually, but if serious questions are raised about the accounts, the trustees will ensure that an audit of the accounts is undertaken by a suitably qualified person. 4.7 In any event, the trustees will ensure that an audit is undertaken not less than...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
This is the case for the largest and most successful trusts and incorporations, such as the Tuaropaki Trust and Mangatu Incorporation, right down to the smallest papakainga trusts.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Hamilton Māori Land Court, BNZ Centre, Level 2 354 Victoria Street, Hamilton Wednesday 6 December 2023 Judge R P Mullins, Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SDec9 10.30AM AP-20230000034367 214/93 Joanne Gabriel (Papi) Barakat M...
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if...
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if...
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)